Last Week in Local - August 22, 2022

Mike’s Links:

DoorDash is ending its delivery partnership with Walmart - https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/19/doordash-is-reportedly-ending-its-delivery-partnership-with-walmart/Wait, When Did Everyone Start Using Apple Pay? - https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-pay-iphone-wallet-apps-11660780139How the Find My App Became an Accidental Friendship Fixture - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/20/technology/find-my-app-friends.htmlApple Maps could serve advertising to users in 2023 - https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/08/21/apple-maps-could-serve-advertising-to-users-in-2023A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.html#Ep 78 Minute 8:00 Google’s Review Spam algo nukes many legit reviews - https://www.nearmedia.co/ep-78-yelp-selling-its-business-data-googles-review-spam-algo-nukes-many-legit-reviews-tik-tok-for-brands/New LSA Layout Ben Fisher on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thesocialdude/status/1561126384017088512?s=12&t=HL5JdwN9fnCgzvSH-yjdMA

Carrie’s Links

Google's Content Quality & Helpfulness Questions via @aleyda via @brodieseo -https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12-F9Z4NzDADOFRQtOiN-CtjY2aaqj-R5CcrJNCuTha4/edit#gid=0 Google's 'Helpful Content Update' to Devalue 'Search-Engine First' Content and Elevate Authentic, Expert Voices in Search - Amsive Digital - form Lily Ray - https://www.amsivedigital.com/insights/seo/googles-helpful-content-update-to-devalue-search-engine-first-content-and-elevate-authentic-expert-voices-in-search/New Google Helpful Content Update To Change SEO Much Like Panda Did Helpful content update - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-helpful-content-update-33949.htmlGoogle Maps: Your Review Isn't Posted Email via @seroundtable via @bubblesup (Amy Toman) - https://www.seroundtable.com/google-maps-your-review-isnt-posted-33959.htmlCore Web Vitals report - Search Console Help via Google Search Console Blog - https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9205520Url level infoClarifying explainers/text to make it clearerNew Academy Course: How to Optimize Location Pages - BrightLocal & Claire Carlile - https://www.brightlocal.com/blog/new-academy-course-how-to-optimize-location-pages/Support the show